With the approval of the Freeport exemption by the Hays CISD board of trustees last month, economic development officials in Buda and Kyle now eye the potential for development to arrive.

In order to attract more commercial businesses, the Hays CISD board approved the exemption, which would give tax relief to goods in the state for a short period of time.

In 1989, Texas voters passed a constitutional amendment adopting Freeport tax exemption to give tax relief to goods shipped into and out of th...